Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord

You can change from Paris-Austerlitz station to Paris-Nord station easily by pre-booked taxi, or a taxi from the taxi rank

Pre-booked taxi - (the easiest way)

You can stations in Paris most easily with a pre-booked taxi. The driver waits at the end of the train platform holding a card with your name on it.

The vehicles are spacious and can take skis and snowboards (at no extra cost). If your train is delayed (rare) the driver will wait for you. All the drivers speak English.

The drive from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord takes around 15 - 25 minutes by taxi.

A company that we can recommend is City Airport Transfers (the name belies the fact that they also offer taxi transfers between train stations in Paris). We have used them for personal journeys ourselves, many times, and also in the film below.

You should allow about 1.5 - two hours in total (to include Eurostar check-in time) for the change from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord, to be on the safe side.

What's the pre-booked taxi service like?

Would you like to see what the pre-booked taxi service is like?

We've made a one-minute film about it to show exactly what it is like - and had quite a lot of fun doing it!

The film shows the journey from Paris-Nord to Paris-Lyon; going form Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord is similar in duration.

Certainly a good way of travel for a family or a group of friends. It just makes things very easy.

Taxi rank at Austerlitz

The taxi rank at Paris-Austerlitz

When you arrive at Paris-Austerlitz, the taxi rank is directly outside the station.

Taxis arrive constantly, queues are rare and last only a few minutes.

The price from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord is 15€ - 20€ per four-person taxi. These can carries skis or snowboards. There is normally a 1€ charge per big piece of luggage.

The journey from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord takes 15-25 minutes.

You should allow about 1.5 - two hours in total (to include Eurostar check-in time) for the change from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord, to be on the safe side.

The Metro (stairs involved)

The Metro journey between Paris-Nord and Paris-Austerlitz takes 20 minutes, with trains running every six minutes. A ticket costs about 2€, and you can save time by buying a carnet of 10 from a Eurostar or TGV cafe-bar. Allow 50 minutes for the transfer in total.

Take Metro Line 5 towards Bobigny-Pablo Picasso (get off at Gare du Nord)

But we wouldn't recommend this way of transferring if you have heavy cases, because you have to go up and down a set of about 15 stairs.

The ticket entry gates on the Metro can be a bit narrow to enter with a wide suitcase. Look for the wide-entry gate, which has a button that you press for it to open.

You should allow about 1.5 - two hours in total (to include Eurostar check-in time) for the change from Paris-Austerlitz to Paris-Nord, to be on the safe side.